Santiago Cúneo, a politician and journalist based in Buenos Aires, was hosting a television show when Buckingham Palace announced the death of the 96-year-old monarch. In a clip of his show that went viral online, Cúneo can be seen surrounded by white and blue balloons representing the colors of the Argentine flag. Argentine TV presenter Santiago Cúneo drank a bottle of champagne live on air to celebrate the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.Twitter/@porquetendencia He pours himself some bubbly and starts eating finger sandwiches as the chyron flashes a message that says, “Old bag of sh-t’s dead.” Cuneo despised the dead British queen and celebrated her death, saying “the old b-ch is dead.” “It’s over for good,” he said on air. “A hearty round of applause for Satan who finally got her.” Cúneo gleefully said “the old b–ch is dead” after news of the Queen’s death on Thursday.Twitter/@porquetendencia The broadcaster’s outburst is an apparent expression of anti-British hostility in Argentina, which stems largely from the 1982 Falklands War, when the UK sent a naval force to regain control of the Falkland Islands after the Argentines invaded . Despite past complaints, the Argentine government officially mourned the Queen’s death, saying it “stands with the British people and her family at this time of sorrow”. Cuneo, a member of Argentina’s ruling Justice Party, is no stranger to controversy. In 2018, he was fired from the cable news channel Cronica TV after he was accused of voicing anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, including an alleged plot to create a Jewish state in parts of Argentina and Chile. Buckingham Palace announced the death of the 96-year-old monarch on Thursday.WireImage While some Twitter users laughed at Cúneo’s mockery of the queen’s death, others denounced him saying he does not represent Argentina. “I’m Argentinian and this guy doesn’t represent me. We are sorry for this loss,” one Twitter user wrote. The Queen’s death was met with derision and glee elsewhere on social media, with many Twitter users calling out their anti-British nemesis as well as their distaste for monarchies and royal families.
